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Man Pulls a Knife on Loss Prevention Officers after Being Confronted and Accused of Stealing

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|Date: February 20, 2020
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Man Pulls a Knife on Loss Prevention Officers after Being Confronted and Accused of Stealing

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Feb. 19, 2020, in a preliminary hearing a man learned he will be go ...

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Feb. 19, 2020, in a preliminary hearing a man learned he will be going to trial after allegedly pulling a knife on loss prevention officers. The hearing was part ...

February 20, 2020
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Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco

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|Date: February 13, 2020
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Bail Reform Doesn’t Mean Automatic Pretrial Release in San Francisco

SF DA Policy: "Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth." SAN FRANCISCO - Bail re ...

SF DA Policy: "Pretrial detention will be based on public safety, not on wealth." SAN FRANCISCO - Bail reform has become a centerpiece to the progressive reform movement of the criminal justice system ...

February 13, 2020
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Man Allegedly Struck in the Head by Security after Being Asked to Leave Bar

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|Date: February 06, 2020
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Man Allegedly Struck in the Head by Security after Being Asked to Leave Bar

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On February 05, 2020, a preliminary hearing was held in Department 9 i ...

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On February 05, 2020, a preliminary hearing was held in Department 9 in the San Francisco Hall of Justice. The hearing was seen by Judge Rita F. Lin. The hearing was ...

February 06, 2020
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Was Man Conscious When He Stabbed Victim on SF Bus?

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|Date: February 05, 2020
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Was Man Conscious When He Stabbed Victim on SF Bus?

by Danielle Eden Silva and Manuel Espinoza Defendant’s Consciousness Questions Continue in Attempted Murd ...

by Danielle Eden Silva and Manuel Espinoza Defendant’s Consciousness Questions Continue in Attempted Murder Trial By Danielle Eden Silva SAN FRANCISCO - After the defense’s expert witness testifying t ...

February 05, 2020
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Woman Acquitted of Vehicular Manslaughter Charges at High Injury Risk Street

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|Date: February 05, 2020
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Woman Acquitted of Vehicular Manslaughter Charges at High Injury Risk Street

By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO - A jury acquitted a woman of charged with vehicular manslaughter at Miss ...

By Danielle Silva SAN FRANCISCO - A jury acquitted a woman of charged with vehicular manslaughter at Mission and Ney Streets, an area considered a high risk for injury. On Feb. 3, 2020, the San Franci ...

February 05, 2020
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Man to Be Freed after 45 Years Following Resentencing Under SB 1437

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|Date: February 03, 2020
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Man to Be Freed after 45 Years Following Resentencing Under SB 1437

On Wednesday Zachary Vanderhorst will be a free man for the first time since late 1974, when he was sente ...

On Wednesday Zachary Vanderhorst will be a free man for the first time since late 1974, when he was sentenced on December 31, 1974, just six weeks after being indicted for murder and other charges. Ju ...

February 03, 2020
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DA Claims She Was ‘Sandbagged’ by a Testifying Psychologist in Attempted Murder Trial

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|Date: February 03, 2020
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DA Claims She Was ‘Sandbagged’ by a Testifying Psychologist in Attempted Murder Trial

By Janeek Mollique SAN FRANCISCO - On January 30, 2020, at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, the cros ...

By Janeek Mollique SAN FRANCISCO - On January 30, 2020, at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, the cross-examination of Dr. Laeeq Everett commenced in Department 16 with Judge Eric R. Fleming presid ...

February 03, 2020
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Man Found Guilty of Misdemeanor after Two Previously Hung Jury Trials And The Exclusion of A Previous Defense Witness

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|Date: February 03, 2020
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Man Found Guilty of Misdemeanor after Two Previously Hung Jury Trials And The Exclusion of A Previous Defense Witness

By Danielle Silva and Kyrah Coleman SAN FRANCISCO - A man has been found guilty of violating a church’s r ...

By Danielle Silva and Kyrah Coleman SAN FRANCISCO - A man has been found guilty of violating a church’s restraining order after previously having two hung jury trials on the same charge, with the thir ...

February 03, 2020
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Emergency Room Doctor Testifies at Attempted Murder Trial

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|Date: January 31, 2020
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Emergency Room Doctor Testifies at Attempted Murder Trial

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Jan. 29, 2020, a trial was held in Department 12 of the San Francis ...

By Manuel Espinoza SAN FRANCISCO - On Jan. 29, 2020, a trial was held in Department 12 of the San Francisco Hall of Justice. The trial was regarding an attempted murder case, in which a professional, ...

January 31, 2020
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Judge Rules That Immigration Court Wrongfully Deprived SF Father of a Fair Bond Hearing

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|Date: January 31, 2020
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Judge Rules That Immigration Court Wrongfully Deprived SF Father of a Fair Bond Hearing

This ground-breaking decision marks the first time a federal judge in California held that the government ...

This ground-breaking decision marks the first time a federal judge in California held that the government must justify detention in initial immigration bond hearings. (From Press Release - SF Public D ...

January 31, 2020
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Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437

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|Date: January 27, 2020
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Judge Grants Re-Sentencing to Man in Prison Since 1974 Under SB 1437

SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can finally be a free man ...

SAN FRANCISCO – He has been in custody since October 1974, but by next week he can finally be a free man after SF Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy ruled that Zachary Vanderhorst did not act in reck ...

January 27, 2020
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Judge Rules Man in Prison Since 1974 Not Actual Killer, Defers on Resentencing Under 1437

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 21, 2020
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Judge Rules Man in Prison Since 1974 Not Actual Killer, Defers on Resentencing Under 1437

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge is not ready to rule just yet on whether Zachary Vanderhorst acted ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge is not ready to rule just yet on whether Zachary Vanderhorst acted with reckless indifference in his involvement in a 1974 robbery in which his co-defendant, Davi ...

January 21, 2020
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Attorney Discusses 1437 Process That Led to His Client Being Freed after Nearly 28 Years

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|Date: January 14, 2020
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Attorney Discusses 1437 Process That Led to His Client Being Freed after Nearly 28 Years

On Friday San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy granted a motion to resentence Anthony Scrivani, who had rec ...

On Friday San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy granted a motion to resentence Anthony Scrivani, who had received a life sentence in 1992 under the felony murder rule for his role in the robbery and murd ...

January 14, 2020
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Witness Claims He Identified Intruder by Voice and Height during A Cold Show

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: January 14, 2020
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Witness Claims He Identified Intruder by Voice and Height during A Cold Show

By Danielle Silva A man states he identified an intruder in an alleyway by voice after he chased the intr ...

By Danielle Silva A man states he identified an intruder in an alleyway by voice after he chased the intruder to the front door of the apartment complex, later stating he identified an individual appr ...

January 14, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2020
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Man to Be Freed Nearly 28 Years after 1992 Felony Murder Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-s ...

SAN FRANCISCO - When San Francisco Judge Brendan Conroy announced that he has granted the motion for re-sentencing under SB 1437, and gave Anthony Scrivani a new sentence of six years rather than the ...

January 13, 2020
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Jury Acquits Man after Public Defender Calls Delayed SFPD Investigation & Identification into Doubt

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|Date: January 11, 2020
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Jury Acquits Man after Public Defender Calls Delayed SFPD Investigation & Identification into Doubt

(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) - On Monday, January 6, 2020, a jury acquitted Vihn Tr ...

(From Press Release – SF Public Defender’s Office) - On Monday, January 6, 2020, a jury acquitted Vihn Tran, 38, of felony charges related to a nighttime attack near Union Square in October 2018. Depu ...

January 11, 2020
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Insufficient Physical Force, but Sufficient Grounds for Prosecution

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|Date: December 16, 2019
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Insufficient Physical Force, but Sufficient Grounds for Prosecution

By Ryan Oh A San Francisco resident named Edward Ramirez found himself facing the potential charge of att ...

By Ryan Oh A San Francisco resident named Edward Ramirez found himself facing the potential charge of attempted robbery after allegedly trying to steal a female victim’s purse. On December 12, 2019, J ...

December 16, 2019
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Mentally Ill Man Acquitted in the Attempted Rape of 100-Year-Old Woman

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|Date: December 11, 2019
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Mentally Ill Man Acquitted in the Attempted Rape of 100-Year-Old Woman

San Francisco – Tiandre Howard Kidd faced charges of burglary, attempted rape, and elder abuse for his cr ...

San Francisco – Tiandre Howard Kidd faced charges of burglary, attempted rape, and elder abuse for his crimes alleged against a 100-year-old San Francisco woman. However when the jury returned earlie ...

December 11, 2019
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Arguments Arise On Whether a Defendant Was Illegally Detained

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|Date: December 11, 2019
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Arguments Arise On Whether a Defendant Was Illegally Detained

By Celeste Campbell In Department 10 of the San Francisco County Superior Court, a Deputy Public Defender ...

By Celeste Campbell In Department 10 of the San Francisco County Superior Court, a Deputy Public Defender argued illegally held his client due to their lack of reasonable cause. On Monday morning, the ...

December 11, 2019
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San Francisco Man Tossed by Treatment Program for Eating a Cookie, Released on Time-Served in Truly Bizarre Hearing

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|Date: December 10, 2019
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San Francisco Man Tossed by Treatment Program for Eating a Cookie, Released on Time-Served in Truly Bizarre Hearing

SAN FRANCISCO - The case of 42-year-old Gregory Fields gained national notoriety last week when Danielle ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The case of 42-year-old Gregory Fields gained national notoriety last week when Danielle Harris, the director of public policy at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, tweeted th ...

December 10, 2019
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